Genesis 18:15:5Gen.18.15.W5TAB
צָחַ֖קְתִּי
tsakhakti
“I laughed”
- Transliteration
- tsa-KHAK-ti
- Extended
- tsah-KHAHK-tee
- IPA
- /tsaː.ˈħaq.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I laughed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tsa-KHAK-ti
- phraseyour reading level
LO tsa-KHAK-ti
- clause
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a
- sentence
vat-te-kha-KHESH sa-RA le-a-MOR LO tsa-KHAK-ti KI ya-RE-a va-YO-mer LO KI tsa-KHAKT
Exegesis
The infinitive construct le-emor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} ‘to say’ introduces Sarah’s speech, followed by lo tsachakti {לֹ֥א צָחַ֖קְתִּי | lōʾ ṣā-ḥaq-tî} ‘I did not laugh.’
Root and etymology
Roottsade–chet–qof
“to laugh”
In context — Genesis 18:15
But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. Then He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 18:15, so the Hebrew word צָחַ֖קְתִּי (tsakhakti) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.18.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.15.W5.S1) and character.